The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-09-08
SUFFERING OF SAILORS.
A CONTINUOUS CHAM OF DISASTERS
ON THE OCEAN.

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Star of Scotia on Falkland Islands-List
of the Rescued from the American
Ship Trlumphaut-Foreign News.
LONDON, Sept EVERY vessel that ar
rives from New York brings news of unus-
ual gales and extremely bad weather. Ow-
ing TO gale and high seas prevailing along
the Irish coast the Inman steamer, City Of
Richmond, which arrived off Queenstown
from New York yesterday, was compelled
to enter the inner harbor in order to trans
fer to tender such passengers as wished to
disembark. The Lord Give, from Phila-
delphia, also had to seek shelter
One of the crew Of the Belfast bark Star
Of Scotia has arrived at Liverpool, and has
given some thrilling details of the wreck
of that vessel on the Falkland island and
the loss OF eight lives OF the men drowned
one was the mate of the vessel, and out of
the others the bodies of two were found on
the beach with nearly all the flesh eaten Off
by wild and voracious birds
According to the account of the seaman
who has just arrived at Liverpool, and his
name is Martin Olsm, it appears that the
Star Of Scotia was bound from San Fran
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cargo of wheat She was manned by crew
Of twenty-five, and got ashore on the rocks
at Bull Point about a hundred miles from
Port Stanley, Falkland Islands. 1t was
about 1l:30 at night when the vessel struck,
and the crew remained on board until day
light. Heavy surf was breaking on the
Island. The captain with majority of the
crew got away in one boat and the second
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captain told the men not to bring their ef-
fects, but to save their lives and then go off
to the ship again for their clothes. The cap
tain's boat was the first to reach shore, but
the mates boat was cast on the beach by the
| heavy surf, and in it were the unconscious
forms of Davis and Drummond, seamen,
and the body Of the mate, who had just
Oreathed his last. Davis and Drummond
recovered and gave an account of their suf-
ferings during the short time that had
elapsed since they abandoned their vessel.
While making their way to shore the boat
was capsized and all the occupants were
thrown into the water Some Of the men
managed to cling to the upturned craft
which afterwards rghted, Some of the
| poor fellows never reached her again but
we're drowned While making once more
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happened no less than seven times until
there were only three left, viz: The mate,
| Drummond and Davis Some of the men
had chung to the capsizsd boat, but their
| strength had failed them, and becoming ex-
hausted they had to loose their hold and
perish To add to the mems suffering it
was intensely cold, and it was only owing to
heir robust constitutions that Davis and
Orummond were saved. They saw their
comrades drowning but couldn't afford
hem the slightest aid. When the ship
wrecked men landed the island was covered
with snow and the air was bitterly cold.
| They however, found shelter in the hut of
some herdsmen and were kindly treated.
[he herdsmen also rode 100 miles to inform
the authorities of the disaster
The State Line steamer State of Indiana,
which arrived at Glasgow from New York,
landed Capt. Lawrence and crew. Of the
American ship Triumphant, Of Boston,
whom they picked up on Sunday, August
%, in latitude AZ degrees, AZ minutes north,
longitude 81 degrees, 35 minutes west. The
Triumphant, which was ship of 2,046 tons,
was bound from Liverpool and met hurri-
cane. Her pumps became useless through
being choked with salt and when the State
Of Indiana hove in sight she was lying to
with heavy list and making water rapidly
Signals of distress having been hoistej, the
master of the State of Indiana sent off a
boat in charge of J. Campbell chief officer,
and at the request of Capt Lawrence the
crew and part of their effects we're taken
off The derelict vessel was abandoned.
The names of the rescued are Capt. Reu-
ben s. Lawrence, wife and child; Charles
Doggan, chief officer; John Nicholson, SEC
ond officer; John tombstone, carpenter;
Samson, the steward, and the following sea-
men: Frank Woodrow, Jacob Baker, John
Garritt, James Morton, John Wilson, Will
lam Chambers, Edward McGibbin, Edward
Morris, Charles Francis, Charles Mitchell,
Harry Hide, Peter Smith, William O'Con-
nor, Patrick Mcdonald, John Itz, George
Myers, William Gillegam, Frank James,
William Myers, John Ciassen and Charles
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